When Harry Met Sally
Shares rank 11 of 14 comedy films by recommenders
People recommend it as one of the best romantic comedies, pointing to its cultural impact and to Rob Reiner's strong run of films.
People recommend it as one of the best romantic comedies, pointing to its cultural impact and to Rob Reiner's strong run of films.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong run of culturally resonant films
“Three great movies that he directed that everyone around my age would be relatively intimately familiar with”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner and wife found dead” Considered one of the best romcoms
“There are tons of "chick flicks" that are considered great films”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “easily the best romcom of all times”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died”
Other comedy films people recommend
The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiocracy | 43 | 19 | 69% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Coyote v. Acme | 27 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Office Space | 23 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Don't Look Up | 14 | 7 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| When Harry Met SallyThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There are tons of "chick flicks" that are considered great films”
“an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
“easily the best romcom of all times”
“What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
“Three great movies that he directed that everyone around my age would be relatively intimately familiar with”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.